Masculine dossier · first seen 1940

Torrance

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Torrance
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1973

Peak era

1973

Peak rank proxy

128

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1940Peak 19732024

Peak year

1973

Decline from peak

93%

2024

All-time

3,572

Torrance is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1973, when 128 boys were named Torrance.

In 2024, only 9 boys were given the name.

Down 93% from its peak.

All told, about 3,572 Americans have been named Torrance and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1940.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1973

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